Chapter 1035 Are you disgusted by her?

"And then there are your neighbors. You don't see them much. If you don't see them every day, it's fine, you won't be envious. But if you interact with them often and don't get any benefits, they might be secretly hoping you fall from grace."

At this point, Song Chunxue bluntly said, "Your senior brother said you should be careful of petty people these days, so I'm reminding you to be vigilant when you see old acquaintances."

"Okay, I'll remember that, Mother." Sanwa took a sip of wine. "It was also my carelessness. Everyone has had a hard time these past few years. I should have kept my skills to myself."

"Yes, I understand." Song Chunxue poured him another cup of wine. "Keep your spirit in check and don't let your emotions show. Those people did look up to you at first because of your current official position and even invited you to their residence for a chat, but you need to know what they want."

Sanwa nodded, "Master Zhang told me about it."

The mother and son hadn't spoken like this in a long time, so Song Chunxue stopped there and didn't say anything more that would spoil the mood.

"I almost forgot, treat Mulan well, or I'll break your legs."

Sanwa laughed, "I know, I know. Mother has told me countless times. I always keep it in mind. I avoid women with ulterior motives like the plague."

He sat up straight. "But can I ask my mother why?"

"If you want to know, then let me tell you the story." Song Chunxue took a couple of sips of wine, which burned her throat a little. "In my past life, I was paralyzed on the kang (a heated brick bed), and Mulan took care of my bodily functions, washed my sheets and blankets, and even emptied my bowels when I was constipated..."

"..." Sanwa listened, stunned.

Although it wasn't the first time my mother had talked about her past life, this was the first time I'd heard it.

“My own son, no one else could do that, not even you. You even find it troublesome to pour me water, so you ask Mulan to do it for you.”

At this point, Song Chunxue laughed and said, "Now I think those mothers-in-law who deliberately make things difficult for their second daughters-in-law are really stupid. You can't rely on your sons and daughters. Maybe you can count on a more filial daughter-in-law for a while, but it doesn't matter if you can't, since they weren't your own children anyway."

“I think the saying ‘Be kind to others and you will be kind to yourself’ is most applicable at home. For this reason, I will always follow Mulan’s example.”

Sanwa remained silent for a long time, then said, "That's how it should be. I finally understand. To be honest, it's really hard for me to go that far. Now I have money and maids, so it's probably impossible for me to do things like serving others..."

"Alright, I'll never reach that point in my life. If a cultivator feels they're in a disadvantageous position, they'll abstain from grains early."

"..." Sanwa opened his mouth, "That's not what I meant, Mother. If you get old and can't walk anymore, come home, I..."

“No need. I won’t go back to any of your families when I’m old. I’ve made that decision since the day I started my cultivation.” She smiled and raised her glass. “Don’t be sad. It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s that I trust myself.”

"As long as I can still move and walk, I will not go home. Once I can no longer walk, it should be my time to die. I will find a place to meditate peacefully and pass away peacefully. That will be my final resting place."

Sanwa remained silent for a long time, feeling distressed but unable to express it to his mother.

After a long silence, Sanwa pulled his chair forward and muttered softly, "I thought we wouldn't talk about this for at least another thirty or forty years. Is Mother not planning to come back since she's saying it so early?"

"I don't know when I'll be back after this trip to the capital. I just mentioned it to you casually. Actually, you've already accepted that I'm a Taoist priest. You should all live your lives well."

"Oh, by the way, after we leave, do you want your mother-in-law to stay on the mountain? You should discuss it with her. Also, our third uncle might need that cook to stay and cook for him."

Sanwa nodded.

"If your mother-in-law and that cook hit it off and plan to spend the rest of their lives together, don't interfere. But remember to give her the allowance on time, don't let your mother-in-law suffer. I sent him to Jincheng, so you have to take good care of him for me. After all, he's Mulan's mother, understand?"

Sanwa smiled helplessly, "Mother, I know, I wouldn't be so reckless. My mother-in-law even made shoes for me."

"Alright, I'm going to sleep. We have to go to Li Family Village tomorrow. I doubt you'll even recognize it. We might not come back to see you after we leave, but we'll definitely go there. If the eldest tells you, don't be sad."

Song Chunxue pulled out a handful of pockmarked seeds from somewhere and started chewing them.

"From now on, treat me as a Taoist priest. Don't worry too much. Our ancestral master, master, and fellow disciples will take good care of us. Don't worry."

Sanwa's nose tingled, and he nodded gently.

"I originally thought that even if you and Lord Xie didn't live like ordinary people, eating three meals a day and growing old together, you would at least become a couple who are always together. I didn't expect that you would both be busy with your own things, leaving us disappointed."

Song Chunxue laughed, "You all worry too much. You're getting old, not young anymore. What's wrong with each of you being busy with your own things?"

"But Lord Xie said in his letter that he envied that Mulan and I could be together day and night. He also wanted to be with you day and night and grow old together."

Why is this child speaking with such emotion? She didn't think anything of it, but he's acting all wronged.

"Don't worry about it, we have our own plans. Perhaps one day we'll become cultivation partners and practice in the same place." Song Chunxue sighed softly. "Actually, sometimes I'm quite..."

Sanwa stared at Song Chunxue, "Don't you dare tell anyone, or I'll tell Lord Xie."

He's siding with Xie Zheng, even though she's the one who raised him.

You ungrateful wretch.

She wiped the freckles off her mouth and threw them into the dirty wastebasket behind the door.

"Do you know what I wanted to say, and you're already tattling?"

"Hmph, I know you regret confessing to Lord Xie back then. Lord Xie is a human being too. Although we are both men, we are also made of flesh and blood. Saying these things during an argument may be said in anger, but if he hears you saying them like this, he will definitely be very hurt."

As Sanwa spoke, he choked up.

“When Mulan and I argued, she said things like she wished she hadn’t married into such a high social class, and that marrying me would have prevented her from climbing the social ladder like her second brother. It was very hurtful.”

He lifted one leg onto the chair with an annoyance, grabbed the wine jug and took two gulps of wine. "Last month she even told me that if I wanted to take a concubine, I could, and she would take care of my mother for me. Don't you think she went too far?"

Song Chunxue couldn't help but laugh as she listened; so this was how they were now too.

Haha, why is she so happy to see her son looking so wronged?

"That's quite excessive. Have you made your stance and determination clear? Perhaps she's testing you by saying that. Maybe something happened to you during the day, or you saw some pretty young girl, and it got back to Mulan. She's just taking it out on you."

Song Chunxue asked in a serious tone, "Are you looking down on him?"